Even when you put pressure on the tool, the Makita doesn’t get too much more in the way of vibration on the workpiece or on your hand. The upside is that there’s also virtually no vibration. It’s an apparent trade-off in order to manage the battery life of the tool. The second thing to note is that using the Makita XOB01 orbital sander means you’re dropping the speed down to around 80% of what you get with a corded model. Running a corded orbital sander is certainly no big deal. When you’re on a jobsite you typically have power runs for your chop saw or table saw. But for sanding and such, I tend to wonder if the advantages of cordless can overcome corded orbital sanders. With my drills, I’ve obviously switched entirely to cordless. With the two 3.0 Ah batteries in the kit you could get nearly continuous run-time if needed. The bottom line is that it charges in just 30 minutes. That doesn’t seem like a common application for a tool like this. I don’t doubt Makita’s claim that you’d get 40 minutes in low-speed mode. I found the Makita XOB01 18V Orbital Sander to be somewhere in the vicinity of 20-25 minutes depending on what pad I was using and how hard I was pressing down on the sander. Makita XOB01 Random Orbit Sander Run-timeīattery life was pretty good. Without a vac, and particularly if you’re using a 220 grit or finer paper as I’m apt to do in order to remove the shine off flooring repairs and such, 100% dust containment is near impossible. That’s not something I run into a lot with my work, since I fab most of my pieces outside the homes I’m working in. It has excellent bearings and a super-smooth action that my corded sanders certainly don’t have anymore-if they ever even did. I also liked how you could set it down on the table and give it a 360º spin with just the flick of a finger. Though it’s a little butt-heavy, it’s not awkward so that you have trouble getting it into tight spots. In both positions, the weight seems balanced. You can grab it from the front or the top. I love where they put the battery, vertically just behind the handle. Using the Makita, the first thing I noticed was that it was so much quieter than my other corded orbitals. Makita XOB01 18V Random Orbit Sander First Impressions
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